---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1921a"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "1921a"
heading: "Sole and exclusive authority of Board and Chief to determine rates of pay"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/1921a"
units:
  - "Chapter 29 — Capitol Police"
  - "Subchapter I — Organization and Administration"
  - "Part B — Compensation and Other Personnel Matters"
---

# §1921a. Sole and exclusive authority of Board and Chief to determine rates of pay

- (a) **In general—** The Capitol Police [Board](/usc/2/179u.md?p=2) and the Chief of the Capitol Police shall have the sole and exclusive authority to determine the rates and amounts for each of the following for [members](/usc/2/4556.md?p=2) of the Capitol Police:
  - (1) The rate of basic pay (including the rate of basic pay upon appointment), premium pay, specialty assignment and proficiency pay, and merit pay.
  - (2) The rate of cost-of-living adjustments, comparability adjustments, and locality adjustments.
  - (3) The amount for recruitment and relocation bonuses.
  - (4) The amount for retention allowances.
  - (5) The amount for educational assistance payments.
- (b) **No review or appeal permitted—** The determination of a rate or amount described in [subsection (a)](#a) may not be subject to review or appeal in any manner.
- (c) **Rule of construction—** Nothing in this section may be construed to affect—
  - (1) any authority provided under law for a committee of the House of Representatives or Senate, or any other entity of the legislative branch, to review or approve any determination of a rate or amount described in [subsection (a)](#a);
  - (2) any rate or amount described in [subsection (a)](#a) which is established under law; or
  - (3) the terms of any collective bargaining agreement.
- (d) **Effective date—** This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 1004, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3180.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.